Jones Ruiki Masuda Signature Series Stratos Snowboard

Ruiki Masuda Signature Series:
Introducing a limited-edition Stratos from Hakuba’s master of style, with original artwork by Toshikazu Nozaka.

Ruiki Masuda needs no introduction in Japan. For the rest of the world, however, it’s long overdue. His inimitable style and influence have propelled Hakuba's backcountry scene for years. Now, his Signature Series – the first to come out of Asia – brings that legacy global.

Ruiki collaborated with Toshikazu Nozaka for his Signature Series artwork. Nozaka's background as a bunshin-shi (a traditional tattoo artist) brings together Japanese folklore, punk rock culture and surrealism.

The design unfolds like a hanging scroll, with a scene that runs from the summit of Mt. Fuji to the sea. At the center sits the frog, whose Japanese name, kaeru, doubles as the word for “to return,” making it a symbol of safe passage and good fortune in the mountains.

The Jones Stratos snowboard is a hybrid all-mountain board that's built for creative freeriding and all-terrain trickery. A tapered directional freeride shape matched with a freestyle board feel make the Stratos incredibly playful and agile in pow and mixed conditions. The Stratos wants to slice turns and bounce down the mountain popping off every bump, jump or cliff.

Ruiki Masuda's Signature Series Stratos is a hybrid all-mountain board built for creative freeriding. Its tapered freeride shape and energetic board feel deliver float in powder, performance on piste and versatility in mixed conditions. An ash wood veneer enhances stability by damping vibrations, while a responsive nose and tail deliver the pop to slash, butter, and boost off natural features.